Doc Faustina
{{Short description|American racing driver (1939–2022)}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver|
name = Doc Faustina|
birth_date = {{birth date|1939|2|1}} |
death_date ={{death date and age|2022|1|23|1939|2|1}} |
birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
death_cause = |
Best_Cup_Pos = 61st (1972) |
Cup_Wins = 0|
Cup_Top_Tens = 0|
Cup_Poles = 0|
First_Cup_Race = 1971 Winston 500 (Talladega)|
First_Cup_Win = |
Last_Cup_Win = |
Last_Cup_Race = 1976 Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover)|
awards = |
Years_In_Cup = 4|
Total_Cup_Races = 10|
|death_place=Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.}}
Leonard “Doc” Faustina (February 1, 1939 – January 23, 2022) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who competed from 1971 to 1976.
Career
Faustina competed in 1502 laps, earned $7,995 in winnings (over $36,500 when adjusted for inflation), and raced {{convert|2693.3|mi|km}}. On average, Faustina started in 31st place and ended in 28th place. Although he never won a championship or a race, Faustina competed in ten events during his four-year NASCAR Cup Series career. At age 60, Faustina competed in the 1999 season of the NASCAR Winston West Series.{{Cite web |title=Doc Faustina – Driver Statistics |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=faustdo01 |access-date= |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. |language=en-US}}
Faustina was a NASCAR owner from 1971–1976. He employed race car drivers Richard Childress (who eventually became the owner of Richard Childress Racing), Neil Castles, Jim Vandiver, James Hylton, Wendell Scott, Dave Marcis and J.D. McDuffie.{{Cite web |title=Doc Faustina – Owner Statistics |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/owner?id=faustdo01 |access-date= |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media LLC. |language=en-US}}
Faustina died on January 23, 2022, at the age of 82.{{Cite web |title=Leonard Faustina Obituary - Las Vegas, NV |url=https://www.neptunesociety.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/leonard-faustina-10553618 |access-date=May 28, 2025 |website=Neptune Cremation Service |language=en-us}}
References
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Category:Racing drivers from Las Vegas
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Category:Racing drivers from Louisiana